Real Time Crime Analyst

Summary

Real-Time Crime AnalystThe purpose of this classification is to collect, analyze, and provide real-time crime information from a variety of sources that aid in the duties of law enforcement personnel. Provides support of operations to the police department by performing functions such as real-time camera monitoring. Responsible for research, data collection, and reporting. May independently plan and implement projects; may report the progress of major activities through periodic conferences and meetings.Essential Job Functions include advising appropriate personnel of criminal activity via radio and CAD, monitoring camera arrays of the city camera network, monitoring gunshot detection systems, monitoring and notifying others of License Plate Reader data and alerts, monitoring laws, rules, policies, procedures, and emerging technology in the field of real-time camera programs, attending or conducting case or staff meetings, acquiring, storing, and retrieving data, reports, and other crime-related information, coordinating with other outside agencies to assist with law enforcement activities, issuing special bulletins, alerts, or other notices to alert law enforcement or others of significant criminal activities or special hazards, ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures, receiving various correspondence and reviews, completing, processing, forwarding, or retaining as appropriate, communicating with other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, reviewing the status of work, exchanging information, resolving problems, or giving/receiving advice/direction, maintaining awareness of in-progress calls for service and critical incidents, to connect related information, and provide additional support by visually and audibly monitoring available sources, accurately inputting, updating, requesting, and transmitting queries from a variety of sources to maintain current records or to access databases for information, wants and warrant checks, intelligence, and/or driver license and vehicle registrations checks, reviewing briefing reports, incident reports, and CAD data to remain current on wanted suspects, stolen vehicles, and officer safety issues, maintaining security and integrity of all information contained at the Real-Time Crime Center, assisting operational and administrative personnel in planning the deployment of resources for the suppression of criminal activities, operating department unmanned aircraft systems (UAS/drones) in support of the Drone as First Responder (DFR) program, launching and piloting drones in response to qualifying calls for service to provide first-arriving aerial video and situational awareness to responding officers, monitoring live drone video feeds during DFR deployments and relaying real-time observations, suspect descriptions, and scene conditions to Dispatch and responding units, maintaining proficiency and certification as a remote pilot in accordance with FAA regulations and departmental UAS policies, ensuring drones, batteries, and associated equipment are properly maintained, charged, and ready for deployment, documenting and maintaining records of drone flights, including flight logs, video retention, and after-action data, in compliance with departmental policy and applicable FAA regulations.Additional Functions include working on various shifts, weekends, and/or holidays as deemed necessary, attending technical or professional classes, seminars, or conferences to improve technical or professional skills, performing other related duties as required, requested, and assigned.Minimum QualificationsEducation and Experience: Associate's degree or equivalent in public or business administration, criminal justice, sociology, information management, or related field; or one to two years of related experience and/or training in criminal justice or similar law enforcement environment.Licenses or Certifications: Must complete and maintain an NCIC certification. Possess a FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate or the ability to obtain it within one year.Special Requirements: Be familiar with computer-aided dispatch software and records management software.Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities include skill in gathering information before acting, skill in organizing, skill in communicating, both verbally and in writing, skill in problem solving by using rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions, skill in using resources effectively and efficiently, skill in performing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; calculating decimals, percentages, and fractions; and interpreting graphs, ability to communicate with others using a variety of methods, ability to use and operate computer systems- Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and databases, ability to write general reports and other correspondence, ability to innovate/identify process improvements, ability to pursue everything with energy, drive, and the need to finish, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks, ability to learn new skills and knowledge, especially concerning technical aspects, ability to maintain confidentiality and be trusted, ability to adhere to an appropriate and effective set of core values and beliefs during both good and bad times, act in line with those values, and reward the right values, ability to be a settling influence during a crisis, ability to meet the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers, ability to build rapport, ability to practice attentive and active listening, ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data. Includes exercising discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships, ability to provide timely information that teammates need to know to do their jobs and make accurate decisions, ability to apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others in coordinating activities of a project, program, or designated area of responsibility, ability to operate, maneuver, and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions, ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information, ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form, ability to apply principles of rational systems, ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness, and creativity in situations involving a variety of generally pre-defined duties which are often characterized by frequent change, ability to continuously improve him/herself, prior drone flight experience (recreational or professional), experience in public safety, military, aviation, or remote systems operations, familiarity with CAD systems, radio communications, and situational awareness tools, knowledge of FAA regulations related to unmanned aircraft systems, knowledge of principles of drone flight operations and airspace management, knowledge of public safety operations and incident response procedures, knowledge of computer systems including CAD and radio communications.Physical Demands: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades, sounds, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.Work Environment: Work is performed indoors, with essential functions regularly conducted without exposure to adverse environmental conditions. Work is performed in a safe, secure work environment that may periodically have unpredictable requirements or demands.The City of Myrtle Beach has the right to revise this job description at any time. This description does not represent in any way a contract of employment.

Job Description

Real-Time Crime AnalystThe purpose of this classification is to collect, analyze, and provide real-time crime information from a variety of sources that aid in the duties of law enforcement personnel. Provides support of operations to the police department by performing functions such as real-time camera monitoring. Responsible for research, data collection, and reporting. May independently plan and implement projects; may report the progress of major activities through periodic conferences and meetings.Essential Job Functions include advising appropriate personnel of criminal activity via radio and CAD, monitoring camera arrays of the city camera network, monitoring gunshot detection systems, monitoring and notifying others of License Plate Reader data and alerts, monitoring laws, rules, policies, procedures, and emerging technology in the field of real-time camera programs, attending or conducting case or staff meetings, acquiring, storing, and retrieving data, reports, and other crime-related information, coordinating with other outside agencies to assist with law enforcement activities, issuing special bulletins, alerts, or other notices to alert law enforcement or others of significant criminal activities or special hazards, ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures, receiving various correspondence and reviews, completing, processing, forwarding, or retaining as appropriate, communicating with other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, reviewing the status of work, exchanging information, resolving problems, or giving/receiving advice/direction, maintaining awareness of in-progress calls for service and critical incidents, to connect related information, and provide additional support by visually and audibly monitoring available sources, accurately inputting, updating, requesting, and transmitting queries from a variety of sources to maintain current records or to access databases for information, wants and warrant checks, intelligence, and/or driver license and vehicle registrations checks, reviewing briefing reports, incident reports, and CAD data to remain current on wanted suspects, stolen vehicles, and officer safety issues, maintaining security and integrity of all information contained at the Real-Time Crime Center, assisting operational and administrative personnel in planning the deployment of resources for the suppression of criminal activities, operating department unmanned aircraft systems (UAS/drones) in support of the Drone as First Responder (DFR) program, launching and piloting drones in response to qualifying calls for service to provide first-arriving aerial video and situational awareness to responding officers, monitoring live drone video feeds during DFR deployments and relaying real-time observations, suspect descriptions, and scene conditions to Dispatch and responding units, maintaining proficiency and certification as a remote pilot in accordance with FAA regulations and departmental UAS policies, ensuring drones, batteries, and associated equipment are properly maintained, charged, and ready for deployment, documenting and maintaining records of drone flights, including flight logs, video retention, and after-action data, in compliance with departmental policy and applicable FAA regulations.Additional Functions include working on various shifts, weekends, and/or holidays as deemed necessary, attending technical or professional classes, seminars, or conferences to improve technical or professional skills, performing other related duties as required, requested, and assigned.Minimum QualificationsEducation and Experience: Associate's degree or equivalent in public or business administration, criminal justice, sociology, information management, or related field; or one to two years of related experience and/or training in criminal justice or similar law enforcement environment.Licenses or Certifications: Must complete and maintain an NCIC certification. Possess a FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate or the ability to obtain it within one year.Special Requirements: Be familiar with computer-aided dispatch software and records management software.Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities include skill in gathering information before acting, skill in organizing, skill in communicating, both verbally and in writing, skill in problem solving by using rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions, skill in using resources effectively and efficiently, skill in performing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; calculating decimals, percentages, and fractions; and interpreting graphs, ability to communicate with others using a variety of methods, ability to use and operate computer systems- Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and databases, ability to write general reports and other correspondence, ability to innovate/identify process improvements, ability to pursue everything with energy, drive, and the need to finish, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks, ability to learn new skills and knowledge, especially concerning technical aspects, ability to maintain confidentiality and be trusted, ability to adhere to an appropriate and effective set of core values and beliefs during both good and bad times, act in line with those values, and reward the right values, ability to be a settling influence during a crisis, ability to meet the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers, ability to build rapport, ability to practice attentive and active listening, ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data. Includes exercising discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships, ability to provide timely information that teammates need to know to do their jobs and make accurate decisions, ability to apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others in coordinating activities of a project, program, or designated area of responsibility, ability to operate, maneuver, and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions, ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information, ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form, ability to apply principles of rational systems, ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness, and creativity in situations involving a variety of generally pre-defined duties which are often characterized by frequent change, ability to continuously improve him/herself, prior drone flight experience (recreational or professional), experience in public safety, military, aviation, or remote systems operations, familiarity with CAD systems, radio communications, and situational awareness tools, knowledge of FAA regulations related to unmanned aircraft systems, knowledge of principles of drone flight operations and airspace management, knowledge of public safety operations and incident response procedures, knowledge of computer systems including CAD and radio communications.Physical Demands: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades, sounds, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.Work Environment: Work is performed indoors, with essential functions regularly conducted without exposure to adverse environmental conditions. Work is performed in a safe, secure work environment that may periodically have unpredictable requirements or demands.The City of Myrtle Beach has the right to revise this job description at any time. This description does not represent in any way a contract of employment.